Ranking of Illinois Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2023

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for April 2023, among all Illinois cities, Belvidere had the highest unemployment rate (8.6%), followed by Kankakee (7.8%), and Round Lake Beach (7.5%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities.

You can see similar ranking of all cities in the United States.

Related Topics: Illinois BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2023

Belvidere

Kankakee

Round Lake Beach

Zion

Rockford

Waukegan

Carpentersville

East St. Louis

Decatur

North Chicago

Ranking of Illinois Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2023

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Belvidere	8.6
2	Kankakee	7.8
3	Round Lake Beach	7.5
4	Zion	7.3
5	Rockford	7
5	Waukegan	7
6	Carpentersville	6.5
7	East St. Louis	6.4
8	Decatur	6.3
8	North Chicago	6.3
9	Danville	5.9
10	Harvey	5.8
11	Maywood	5.7
12	Freeport	5.5
13	Dolton	5.4
13	Elgin	5.4
14	Peoria	5.2
15	Calumet City	5.1
15	Chicago Heights	5.1
15	Galesburg	5.1
16	Alton	4.8
16	Park Forest	4.8
17	Mundelein	4.6
18	Belleville	4.5
18	DeKalb	4.5
19	Pekin	4.4
19	Rock Island	4.4
20	Joliet	4.3
21	Carbondale	4.2
21	Moline	4.2
22	Gurnee	4
22	Lansing	4
23	Aurora	3.9
23	Cicero	3.9
23	Romeoville	3.9
24	Batavia	3.8
24	Berwyn	3.8
24	Burbank	3.8
24	Chicago	3.8
24	Hanover Park	3.8
24	Springfield	3.8
25	Collinsville	3.7
25	Melrose Park	3.7
25	Urbana	3.7
26	Highland Park	3.6
26	St. Charles	3.6
26	Woodstock	3.6
27	Addison	3.5
27	Champaign	3.5
27	Oak Lawn	3.5
27	O'Fallon	3.5
27	Vernon Hills	3.5
28	Bloomington	3.4
29	Granite City	3.3
30	McHenry	3.2
30	Normal	3.2
30	Streamwood	3.2
31	Algonquin	3.1
31	Bolingbrook	3.1
31	Elmwood Park	3.1
31	Huntley	3.1
31	Lake in the Hills	3.1
31	Oak Forest	3.1
31	Quincy	3.1
31	West Chicago	3.1
32	Buffalo Grove	3
32	Edwardsville	3
32	New Lenox	3
32	Northbrook	3
32	Wilmette	3
33	Evanston	2.9
33	Glendale Heights	2.9
33	Homer Glen	2.9
33	Lockport	2.9
33	Niles	2.9
33	Oak Park	2.9
33	Palatine	2.9
34	Bartlett	2.8
34	Crystal Lake	2.8
34	Des Plaines	2.8
34	Glen Ellyn	2.8
34	Hoffman Estates	2.8
34	Orland Park	2.8
34	Tinley Park	2.8
34	Wheeling	2.8
35	Arlington Heights	2.7
35	Elk Grove Village	2.7
35	Elmhurst	2.7
35	Lombard	2.7
35	Naperville	2.7
35	Schaumburg	2.7
35	Skokie	2.7
35	Westmont	2.7
35	Woodridge	2.7
36	Carol Stream	2.6
36	Glenview	2.6
36	Mount Prospect	2.6
36	Oswego	2.6
36	Park Ridge	2.6
36	Plainfield	2.6
37	Downers Grove	2.5
37	Wheaton	2.5